Logbooks from the Nicholson Whaling Collection at Providence Public Library.
Directories from the Providence Public Library.
Captain Macomber died at sea, Aug. 5, 1858, and was replaced by Alfred C. Chester, First Mate. Contains whale stamps, profile views. At front: oil records. At end: provisions used; oil records.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North...
Nicholson Whaling Collection
1,774
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1866
1866
by
Corinthian (Ship); Thomas Dickason (Bark); Lewis, Valentine
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Contains two voyages: On the ship CORINTHIAN, of New Bedford. Nov. 6, 1866-Aug. 30, 1868. (sherman 199) On the bark THOMAS DICKASON of New Bedford. Nov. 2, 1869-Sept. 14, 1871. (Sherman 751) At end: slops accounts.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Arctic Ocean--Description...
At end: signal flags.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...
Contains whale and porpoise stamps; descriptive narrative.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...
Nicholson Whaling Collection
1,412
1.4K
1849
1849
by
Bowditch (Ship); Covington (Bark); Newman, Allen M.
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At front: crew list. At end: account of provisions used. (Sherman 92) With this: Newman, Allen M. Journal. Aug. 3, 1852-Aug. 5, 1859. BOWDITCH (Ship) Warren. Logbook. Sept. 19, 1849-April 22, 1852. On the bark COVINGTON of Warren. Contents: two voyages: Aug. 3, 1852-Nov. 22, 1855. (Sherman 210) and Sept. 16, 1856-Aug. 5, 1859. (Sherman 211)
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Japan--Description and...
Contains sketches of vessels, profile view. Another journal, also on LION, covering Aug. 28-Oct. 16, 1845 appears to be in same hand (Sherman 472). With this: Howland, Henry A. Journal. Dec. 21, 1852-July 4, 1864.
Topics: Drawings, Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...
At end: account of provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...
At end: list of provisions consumed.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...
Contains whale, ship stamps. At front: sketch of KATE CORY: oil records.
Topics: Drawings, Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks,...
At end: list of provisions and supplies used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Indian Ocean--Description...
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Arctic Ocean--Description...
Contains whale stamps. At end: accounts; list of whales sighted.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South...
Nicholson Whaling Collection
805
805
1876
1876
by
Andrew Hicks (Bark); Glas Lyn (Bark); Robert Morrison (Bark); Venezuela (Bark); William Campbell (Ship); Sampson, Joseph T.
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Contains five voyages: On the bark ANDREW HICKS, Westport. Edward E. Hicks, Master. Joseph T. Sampson, replacement Master (temporarily while Captain Hicks remained 'insane', May 22-Dec. 12, 1877). Contains list of crew members shipped on at Mahe, Jan. 1878; list of "vessels spoken on the voyage" following the Feb. 19, 1884 entry of the journal of the bark ROBERT MORRISON. Contains whale stamps. At front: crew list. (Sherman 48) On the bark VENEZUELA. Mar. 1-27, 1878. Dinis to...
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Indian...
Nicholson Whaling Collection
719
719
1870
1870
by
Mary and Susan (Bark); Alfred Gibbs (Bark); Jennings, Edmund E.
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Contains two voyages: Alfred Gibbs, New Bedford. (Sherman 35. Starbuck p. 636). Mary and Susan , New Bedford. April 12, 1880-July 29, 1881. (Sherman 510. Hegarty p. 5). Contains whale stamps, sketches of whales. At end: list of vessels lost in Arctic Ocean, 1871; oil stowed; oil shipped home; whales sighted.
Topics: Drawings, Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks,...
Contains whale stamps. At end: account of oil stowed and sent home; account of provisions used.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...
At end: accounts and copies of letters sent to agents, relating to voyages of ship GENERAL WILLIAMS, 1862-1864.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...
Contains two voyages of Almira: Aug. 23, 1858-May 26, 1861. (sherman 38) July 15, 1867-Nov. 27, 1867. (sherman 40) At end: list of provisions broken out.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Indian Ocean--Description...
Contains lists of letters sent. At end: lists of provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...
Contains whale stamps. At end: account of provisions used; account of oil taken on board, 1858.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South...
At end: signals for boats; list of provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...
Contains two voyages: On the bark CORNELIA, New Bedford. Sept. 11, 1848-July 18, 1850. (Sherman 200) On the bark GLOBE of New Bedford. Dec. 4, 1850-May 31, 1852. (Sherman 327) Contains whale stamps. After p. 42: Abstract of voyage of ship ISAAC HOWLAND of New Bedford, June 10, 1845-April 29, 1848. At end: lists of whales taken; personal accounts.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Indian...
Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...
At front: entries made on traveling voyages on the steamers ALASKA, COLORADO, and MONTANA; fron New York to Honolulu. Sept. 9-Nov. 29, 1868. At end: ship accounts; oil records.
Topics: Watercolor painting, Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks,...
Contains whale stamps. At end: list of provisions used.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North...
Nicholson Whaling Collection
780
780
1853
1853
by
Franklin (Ship); Monticello (Ship); Rambler (Ship); Payne, James H.
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Includes 3 voyages: On ship FRANKLIN of New Bedford. Sept. 1, 1853-Feb. 5, 1855. (Sherman 296) On the ship RAMBLER of Nantucket. Oct. 22-Dec. 11, 1855. (Sherman 672) On the ship MONTICELLO of Nantucket. June 24, 1856-Jan. 14, 1858. (Sherman 579)
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Arctic Ocean--Description...
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South Atlantic...
Seven voyages: Sept. 20, 1886-Nov. 9, 1887. Sherman 812. Nov. 22, 1887-Nov. 7, 1888. Sherman 813. Nov. 24, 1888-Nov. 15, 1889. Sherman 814. Dec. 4, 1889-Nov. 7, 1890. Sherman 815. Nov. 22, 1890-Nov. 8, 1891. Sherman 816. Dec. 8, 1891-Nov. 17, 1892. Sherman 817. Oct. 26, 1894-June 21, 1895. Sherman p. 193. Ship registered at San Francisco after 1886. At end: account of provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...
On the ship CALIFORNIA of New Bedford. Contents: Two voyages: May 30, 1881-Aug. 19, 1885. (Sherman 104). And July 17, 1886-April 17, 1888. (Sherman 106)
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South Atlantic...
At end: whales seen and killed.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...
Contains sketches of whales. At end: lists of provisions used.
Topics: Drawings, Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South Atlantic...
Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...
Nicholson Whaling Collection
196
196
1845
1845
by
Catherwood (Brig); United States (Bark); Grinnell, John
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Contents: Two voyages: On the brig CATHERWOOD of Westport. Oct. 14, 1845-Oct. 24, 1847. (Sherman 130) and on the bark UNITED STATES of Westport. Dec. 21, 1849-Sept. 3, 1852. (Sherman 775) Contains whale and turtle stamps. At end: crew list of the CATHERWOOD; whales seen by the UNITED STATES, 1850-1851, byt he BARCLAY, 1853-54, by the KATHLEEN, 1857-58; provisions used on the CATHERWOOD.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...
Contains whale and ship stamps; colored sketches of ships.
Topics: Watercolor painting, Drawings, Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages...
At end: gauges of oil stowed; provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Atlantic...
Contains three voyages: Jan. 22-Aug. 29, 1876. (Sherman 231) Dec. 5, 1876-June 22, 1878. (Sherman 232) July 7-Sept. 15, 1878. (Sherman 233) Contains whale stamps. At end: account of provisions used.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, West...
Contains whale stamps. At end: account of provisions used, whales taken, ships spoken; insurance policy on the vessel; Whalemen's Shipping Papers for this voyage.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...
Contains whale stamps, watercolor sketches of ships and profile views. At front: account of oil stowed. At end: list of letters for ships.
Topics: Watercolor painting, Drawings, Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages...
At front: guide to accounting and commercial practices. Signature of John Wady appears opposite first page of logbook.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South Atlantic...
Contains sketches of vessels, profile views, seascapes, whale stamps. At front: crew list; signals for whale boats. At end: oil records; personal accounts.
Topics: Drawings, Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks,...
Source: folio
In ink, erased, on flyleaf: "Gus D Parker's Book October 22nd 1857 Barque Java Fairhaven". In pencil on preliminary page: "Bark Java Log Book By Albert N. Buel of Stonington, Conn."
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...
Two voyages: Jan 18, 1867-Aug. 27, 1868. Sherman 535. Also, April 23, 1869-Sept. 19, 1870. Sherman 536. Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...
Nicholson Whaling Collection
312
312
1867
1867
by
John Dawson (Bark); Progress (Bark); Taber, Frederick P.
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Contains 2 voyages: Bark JOHN DAWSON, New Bedford. April 20, 1867-April 7, 1870. (Sherman 434) Bark PROGRESS, New Bedford. Jan 15, -April 14, 1875. (Starbuck p. 636). Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Indian...
2 v. Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North...
Source: folio
Elephant sealing at Desolation Islands (Kerguelen and Heard) in the South Indian Ocean.
Topics: Sealing, Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Kerguelen...
Contains whale stamps. At end: oil stowed; oil shipped; provisions used on voyage.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South...
Nicholson Whaling Collection
550
550
1838
1838
by
Alexander (Ship); Robert Edwards (Ship); Howland, Philip
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Contains whale stamps. Contains "An extract of ship ALEXANDER'S voyage commencing in 1838, Dec. 3d. Chas. Stetson, Master." June 18, 1839-Feb. 8, 1842. (Sherman 30) At end: poetry; signals list for the ROBERT EDWARDS. (Sherman 677).
Topics: Poetry, Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks,...
Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...
"Journal of Whaling Voyage of Ship Addison of New Bedford, Mass Written by Mrs. Samuel Lawrence (the Captain's best 'Mate')." Published as The Captain's best mate; the journal of Mary Chipman Lawrence on the whaler Addison, 1856-1860. Edited by Stanton Garner. Prov., Brown U. Press, 1966.
Topics: Women and the sea, Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks,...
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South Atlantic...
Source: folio
Contains whale and ship stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South...
Contains two voyages: On the bark JAMES ANDREWS, New Bedford. June 14, 1851-Nov. 2, 1853. (Sherman 411) On the bark FORTUNE, New Bedford. Aug. 9, 1854-Dec. 19, 1855. (Sherman 289) Contains whale stamps; map of "bad reef". At end: lists of vessels spoke; provisions used; oil stowed; books; thermometer and barometer readings; chronometer corrections.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South...
At end: list of provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...
Contains whale sketches.
Topics: Drawings, Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South Pacific...
Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South...
At end: oil and bone records; list of provisions used. H. Montross replaceses John Martin as log-keeper.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...